Arabic version: قرش طوله متران يعض غواص في جزيرة بروني

A 31-year-old recreational diver was bitten on the forearm in waters off Bruny Island, Tasmania. According to ABC News, Tasmania Police received a report at about 9:10am of an attack at Coal Point.

Police said the incident “was not life-threatening and involved a shark estimated at 2 metres in length.” The force also said the shark was “not described as a white pointer.” Those characterisations come from the police statement reported by ABC News.

The diver was identified in the police report as a 31-year-old male recreational diver. Police said he was “receiving medical treatment at the scene for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.” The account in the ABC report does not give further clinical details or indicate hospital transfer.

Tasmania Police thanked members of the public for their assistance at the scene, saying, “We’d like to thank the public for their assistance at the scene.” That acknowledgment appears in the police statement reproduced by ABC News.

All factual elements in this piece — the location (Coal Point, Bruny Island), the reported time of the call (about 9:10am), the estimated shark length (2 metres), the description that it was “not described as a white pointer,” the diver’s age and status (31-year-old male recreational diver), and that he was receiving medical treatment at the scene for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries — are drawn from the Tasmania Police statement as reported by ABC News. No additional details beyond that police report were included here.

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